Wessum

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WESSUM

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Borken (until 1974 Ahaus)
Incorporated into : 1974 Ahaus

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the local chapel, a protected Gothic chapel devoted to the suffering of Christ. The colours are those of the State of Münster, to which the area historically belonged.